Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
1171
961
805
663
577
484
469
344
278
274
222
222
218
279
276
358
318
311
413
408
399
390
465
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
NW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
15
E
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:30PM2.48m
7:53AM2.63m
8:20PM2.60m
8:37AM2.70m
9:02PM2.71m
9:16AM2.75m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.57m
2:08PM0.44m
2:30AM0.44m
2:50PM0.32m
3:11AM0.35m
3:28PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
17
19
17
13
13
11
11
13
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
16
15
16
15
15
15
13
14
15
17
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
17
Energy kJ
943
1171
961
805
663
577
484
469
344
278
274
222
222
218
171
160
138
318
311
273
273
265
245
465
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
24
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
W
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
86
25
6
44
50
51
145
153
206
279
276
358
105
103
413
408
399
390
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.3
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
13
12
43
85
25
42
42
42
42
78
102
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Raglan and West Waikato
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
9
9
8
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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